Match-making machine.



No. `7IF,69. v Patented Dec. 23, |902.

` E. H. EISENHART.

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No. 7l6,69l. Patented Deli. 23, |902.

E. H; EISENHART.

l MATCH MAKING MACHINE.

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EDW'ARD H. EISENHAR'JI, -OFANE'W YORK, N. Y.

MAT-CH-MAKI'NG'MACHme.'

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettersilatent No. 716,691., datedDecember 23, 1902. Application filed January 22, 1902. Serial No.90,819. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD H. EISENHART, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Match-Making Machinos, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to matchmaking machines, and particularly to thatclass ofv such machines wherein the splints are out t' rom strips orsheets of veneer set up edgewise and are inserted in an endless carrier,by which they are successively presented to the dierent parts of amatch-making machine to convert the splints into finished matches.

My present invention has for its objects, iirst, to provide improvedmechanism for feeding the veneer strips to the cutting mechanism;second, to provide improved cutting mechanism for cutting off thesplints from the veneer strips; third, to provide improved means forholding the splints after they have been severed; fourth, to provideimproved mechanism for inserting the splints in the perforatedcarrier-bars of the endless carrier; fifth, to provide improvedmechanism for freeing the splints while they are inserted in perforatedcarrier-bars of an endless carrier; sixth, to provide improved means forexpelling defective splints, and, finally, to improve and simplify thisclass of machines generally.

To these ends my invention consists in the features and in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims following thedescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specication, wherein- Figure 1 is a vertical centrallongitudinal sectional view of my 4improved machine. Fig. 2 is a planview, partially in section. Fig. 3 is a sectional front elevation takenon the line 3 3 ofoFig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4is a detail perspective View showing the comb-plate, cutter, andcell-plate separated; and Figs. 5 to 8 are detail views showing diderentforms of cutters.

The frame of my machine may be of any preferred or suitable constructionand is shown in the present instance as consisting of four upright postsl and an equal number of side rails 2 and 3, two of said side railsbeing arranged on each side of the machine and one above the other. Saidside rails preferably consist of angle-irons, as most clearly shown inFig. 3 of the drawings, and are bolted to the posts 1.

Arranged transversely of the front end ofy the machine are two flathorizontal tables 4 and 5, which are secured to the side rails by nutsand bolts 6, the bolts also passing through Ybearing-blocks 7, arrangedon each side of the frame and in which are journaled the ends of twofeed-rollers S, said feed-rollers projecting slightly through slot-s 9,formed in the tables 4c and 5. The tables 4; and 5 are arranged at suchdistance apart that they willA permit the veneer strips l0, which are.stoodupon edge parallel to oneanother, to

be fed between them. The feed-rollers engage the upper and lower edgesof said veneer strips and feed them forward toward thecntting mechanismhereinafter tobe described suitable driving mechanism (not shown) beingprovided for imparting the necessary motion to said feed-rollers.

Arranged in front of the rear ends of the tables 4 and 5 is a verticalcomb-plate, which extends in front of the ends of the veneer strips.This comb-plate consists of a dat rectangular plate 11, which issecuredl by screws 12 to the` upper feed-table and is provided on itslower portion with a series of vertical slots 13, said slots beingpreferably formed of a width approximately equal to the thickness of amatch-splint. The slotted portion of the comb-plate rests directly inthe rear of the space between the tables i and 5, and as the veneerstrips are fed Yforv'vard by the rollers 8 they pass through the grooves13, which operate to maintain .them at a uniform distance apart and toproperly present them to the action of the cutter. The cutter-headconsists of two blocks 14, respectively arranged on each side of themachine, and bolted to the bottoms of said blocks is a plate l5,provided with two pendent lugs 16, in which is journaled a shaft 17, andto the latter are con'- nected the pitlnen 1S, that serve to impart aIOO vertical reciprooatory movement tothe cutends extend throughperforations formed in the side rails 3. Pins 2O are passed through saidrods immediately above said rails, and nuts 21 are screwed on the lowerends of the rods beneath the rails and in connection with said pinsserve to rigidly hold the rods in place. The upper ends of the rods maypass through perforations formed in the side rails 2, as shown mostclearly in Fig. 3. The rods 19 pass loosely through the blocks 14 andserve as guides on which said blocks reciprocate.

Loosely attached to the upper front ends of the blocks 14 is thecell-plate 22, consisting of a rectangular metallic plate provided onits front side with vertical grooves 23, said grooves being in alinementor in the same Vertical plane with the slots of the combplate and eachof said grooves being of asize to receive a match-splint. The rear sideof the cell-plate is upwardly beveled, as at 24, to permit thecell-plate to readily pass between the rows of splints inserted in thecarrier-bars without interfering with said splints. Projectinghorizontally rearward from the opposite ends of the cell-platev are tworods 25, which pass loosely through the blocks 14and terminate at theirrear ends in perforated heads 26, and through the latter passes atransverse rod 27, said rod between the heads 26 being flattened orreduced in thickness, so that it may readily pass between two adjacentrows of splints carried by the carrier. Vertical plates 28 are fastenedto the outsides of the side rails 2 and 3 in rear of the blocks 14, andeach of said plates is provided with a vertical slot 29, the upper endof each of said slots being oset or disposed slightly to the rear of thelower portion thereof. The ends of the rod 27 project into the slots 29of the plate 28, and as the cutter-head reciprocates up and down thecell-plate will be moved toward and from the com b-plate in the mannerhereinafter set forth. Formed on the front face of each end of thecell-plate 22 is the stub-pin 31. The rear face of each end of thecomb-plate 11 is reduced in thickness, as at 32, and formed in each endof said combplate is a vertical groove 33, provided at its lower endwith an inclined extension 34.

The numeral 35 indicates the cutter, consisting of a flat steel bladesharpened at its lower edge and having said sharpened edge beveled onits rear side or that side adjacent to the cell-plate. The sharpenededge of the cutter yis serrated-that is to say, it is provided atuniform distances apart with upwardly extending notches, which divergefrom their apices downwardly, the walls of said notches being sharpened.These notches may be V-shaped, as shown in Fig. 6, or they may be shapedso as to give a duted contiguration to the edge of the knife, as shownin Fig. 5, or may be of any shape provided the walls of the notchesdiverge from one another downwardly. Attached to the front face ofeach'end of the cutter is a bearingplate, consisting of a rectangularmetallic plate rigidly fastened to the cutter and provided with astub-pin 37, which projects into the adjacent slot 33 of the comb-plate.Elongated slots 38 are formed in the bearingplates and in the cutter,and into said slots project the stub-pins 31, carried by the cellplate,as most clearly indicated in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings. It will beevident that by means of the stub-pins 31 the cutter will be caused tomove with the reciprocating blocks 14, and as the stub-pins 37 projectinto the slots 33 of the comb-plate it will be obvious that for agreater vpart of the movement of the cutter the latter will move in atrue rectilinear or perpendicular direction; but when said stub-pins 37reach the inclined portions 34 of the slots the knife will be given, inaddition to its vertical reciprocatory movement, a transverse movement,the combined movements imparting to the knife a shear or draw cut, suchmovement of the knife being permitted by the elongated slots 38.

Formed in the front faces of the blocks 14 are recesses 39, and adaptedto move in and out of said recesses lis a lifter-bar 40. This lifter-barconsists of a bar substantially rectangular in cross-section, butslightly beveled on its front face, as indicated at 41. Fixed to andprojecting horizontally from the rear face of said lifter-bar are tworods 42, said rods being attached to the opposite ends of the lifterbar. The rods 42 pass loosely through the blocks 14 and terminate attheir rear ends in perforated heads 43, through which passes atransverse shaft 44, that projects beyond the sides of the frame of themachine. A plate 45 is arranged on the rod 42, said plate beingperforated at its opposite ends and the rods 42 passing through saidperforations. Bracket-arms 46 are fixed to and project horizontallyrearward from the blocks 14 and pass through plate 45, pins 47 beinginserted in the rear end of said bracket-arms inthe rear of the plate45, operating to prevent rearward movement of said plate. Coiled springs48 are arranged on the rods 42 and each bears at one end against theplate 45 and at its opposite end against a pin 49, inserted in the saidrod. These springs are under compression and operate normally to thrustthe lifter-bar forward toward the comb-plate. Pawls 50 are journaled attheir upper ends on the outer ends of the rods 44, each of said pawlsconsisting of a rectangular bar having square ends, as most clearlyshown in Fig. l. The free ends of the pawls are normally held elevatedby coiled springs 51, which at their lower ends are attached to the freeends of the pawls and at their upper ends to the blocks 14.

Attached on the opposite sides of the frame of the machine to the siderails-2 and 3 are plates 52, the rear edge of each of which is providedwith two rabbets or recesses, arranged one above the other andrespectively IOO IOS

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indicated by the numerals 53 and 54. When the parts are in the positionshown in Fig. lthat is to say, when they are elevated to their highestpositions-the ends of the pawls will rest in the notches 53. As thecutter-head descends the pawls still resting in said notches will becaused to swing in the arc `of a circle, and hence the pivoted ends ofthe pawls will be gradually thrown farther rearward of the cutter-head,and hence through the medium of the shaft 44 and the rods 42 willretract the lifter-bar and draw the latter into the recesses 39. Pins52a are inserted in the outer sides of the blocks 14, and as thecutter-head descends and moves the pawls into substantially horizontalpositions said pins engage the upper sides of the pawls and upon thecontinued descent of the cutterhead force the ends of the pawls out ofthe notches 53, and when the cutter-head approaches the limit of itsdownward movement said pawls approach the notches 54 and immediatelyspring therein, thus permitting the springs 48 to project the lifter-barforward beneath the ends of the veneer strips. Arranged beneath theprojecting ends of the veneer strips is the upper edge of a transversesupporting-bar 55, which is provided on its forward face at its oppositeends with tenons 56, each projecting loosely into a socket formed in thebearing-block 7. Thetenons at their ends are provided with elongatedslots 57, into which project pins 58, that are inserted in the ends ofthe bearing-blocks and which operate to limit the movement of thesupporting-bar 55. Coiled springs 59 are arranged in mortises formed inthe front faces of the bearing-block 7 and bear against the front faceof the supporting-bar 55, said springs operating to normally projectsaid supporting-bar forward and outward underneath the extreme forwardedges of the veneer strips. W'hen the coiled springs 48 operate toproject the lifter-bar forward, when the ends of the pawls enter thenotches 54 in the manner before described, said lifter-bar forces thesupporting-bar 55 rearwardly and takes its place beneath the ends of theveneer strips. As the cutter head rises the pawls slip idly over theedges of the plate 52 and the springs continue to hold the lifterbarprojected forward until the cutter-head has reached thelimit of itsupward movement.

The numeral 60 indicates the endless splintcarrier, consisting of twoendless chains in which are inserted transverse carrier-bars, each ofwhich is provided with a series of perforations of a size adapted toreceive and hold a match-splint. The chains travel over and aresupported on two guide-rails 6l, consisting of metallic strips or platesbolted to the under sides of the side rails 2, spacing-block` 62 beinginserted between the under side of said side rails and the saidguide-rails. Attached to the side rails 2 by the same screws thatoperate to secure the guide-rails in place is a transverse guide-bar 63,provided with openings 64, which are arranged in alinement with thegrooves in the cell-plate, the lower ends of the perforations in saidguide-bar being flared outwardly or bell-shaped to facilitate theentrance of the splints therein.

The operation of my improved machine is as follows: The veneer strips 10are set up on edge parallel to one another between the feed-tables 4 and5, and the feed-rolls 8 operate to feed said veneer strips forward at adistance equal to the thickness of a matchsplint with a step-by-step orintermittent movement. As the veneer strips are fed forward they passthrough the grooves 13 of the comb-plate 1l, which operates. to holdsaid strips at the proper distance apart, and the extreme ends of saidstrips rest on the upper edge of the supporting-bar 55. After the stripshave been fed forward the proper distance the cutter-head descends andthe cutter 35 engages the upper edges of the strips. The notches of thecutter are so spaced and disposed that a notched portion of the cutterwill engage the upper edge of each strip, and as the cutter descends thesharpcned edges of the cutter will score the opposite sides of theveneer strips, and the more contracted portions of the notches will cutthe strips from opposite sides, thus preventing the splint fromsplitting od unevenly, owing to the irregularity of the grain of theveneer, as is oftenthe case where a straightedge cutter is used. As thecutter-head descends the pawls 50 operate to retract the lifter-bar 40and withdraw it into the recesses 39, whereby said lifter-bar will notstrike the ends of the veneer strips or displace them or interfere withthem in any manner whatsoever. Before the cutter engages the veneerstrips the ends of the rods 27 will enter the lower portion of theslots29, and hence the cell-plate will be moved up into proximity to thecutter, so that as the cutter severs the splints from the ends of theveneer strips said strips will be guided by the beveled edge of thecutter into the cells or grooves 23 ofthe cell-plate and will be nestedtherein. During the operation of severing the splints from the stripsthe supporting-bar 55 provides a firm and rigid support for the strips.Owing to the notched or serrated formation of the cutter,it will beimpossible for said cutter to entirely sever the splints, as' the loweredge of said cutter would strike the supporting-bar 55 before the wallsof the notches had cut entirely through to the lower edge of the veneerstrips; but as the cutter reaches the limit of its downward movement thestub-pins 37, carried by the cutter, enter the inclined portions 34 ofthe slots 33 in the comb-plate, and the cutter is thereby given, inaddition tothis downward reciprocatory movement, a transverse movement,thus imparting to the cutter a shear or draw cut, which operates tocompletely sever the splints from the strips. Just before this occurs,however, the ends of the pawls 50 will have entered the notches 54 IOCIIO

and the springs 48 will have forcedV the lifterbar 40 against thesupporting-bar 55, displacing the latter and causing the lifter-bar toassume its place beneath the ends of the veneer strips. The lifter-barwill project beneath the veneer strips to a distance equal only to thethickness of a match-splint, and as the cutter-head rises thematch-splint will rise with it, the splints being retained in the cellsor grooves of the ycell-plate and supported at their bottoms on the topof the lifter-bar 40. As the cutter-head approaches the limit of itsupward movement the upper ends of the splints enter the bell-shapedapertures in the guide-bar 53 and are guided by the latter into theperforations of the carrierbars, the lifter-bar serving to force theends of the splints into the perforations of said carrier-bar. As thecutter-head approaches the limit of its upward movement, however, theends of the rod 27 enter the offset portions of the grooves 29, wherebythe cellplate is retracted, so that the cutter-head may again descendwithout liability of Withdrawing the splints from the carrier-bar. Itisevident that as the cutter-head starts to descend the lifter-barrecedes, as stated, and the cell-plate is retracted and allows defectivesplints to drop down and be expelled. After the series of splints hasbeen inserted in the carrier-bar the feed-rolls 8 operate to feed theveneer strips forward the distance equal to the thickness of amatch-splint, the cutter-head descends to cut another series of splints,and the endless carrier is fed forward a distance sufficient to bringanother carrierbar over the perforations in the guide-bar.

I have described the cutter as consisting of a notched or serratedblade. This blade, however, may be entirely dispensed with and a seriesof cutters loosely fitted to the cellplate 22, and such an arrangement Ihave shown in Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings. In Fig. 7 I have shown thecell-plate provided with a plurality of cutters 66, one for each grooveor cell 23, said cutters in Fig.- 7 being shown as consisting of flatvertical blades 66, fitted directly to the grooved face of thecellplate, each of said cutters having an inclined sharpened edge 67,which extends diagonally across an adjacent cell or groove 23 of thecell-plate, the arrangement being such that as the cell-plate descendsthe grooved portions of the cell-plate straddle the ends of the veneerstrips and the cutters 66 act after the manner of a draw-knife to sliceoff the splints from thestrips. In Fig. 8 I have shown the cutters asconsisting of disks 68, having sharpened peripheries and secured to theface of the cell-plate by pivot-pins 69, the disks being of suchdiameter that each disk will extend across one-half of each two adjacentcells or grooves 23. v As the cell-plate descends the grooved portions23 of the cellplate straddle the ends of the veneer strips and therotary disks cut the strips simultaneously on opposite sides, and thussever the splints therefrom. In the arrangement shown in Figs. and 8 thecell-plate is provided with stub-pins 3l, so arranged or located'on thecell-plate that they will project into the grooves 33 of the comb-plate,so that as the cell-plate reaches the limit of its downward movementsaid stub-pins will enter the inclined portions 34. of said groove andthe cell-plate, with its cutters, will thereby have imparted to it atransverse or endwise movement, so as to give to the cutters a draw orshear cut, so as to complete the severance of the splint from the veneerstrips. In all other respects the operation is precisely thei same asthat before described.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a match-machine,the combination with means for intermittingly feeding forward aplurality of separated veneer strips set up on edge in parallel rows, ofa verticallyreciprocating cutter-head arranged t0 move transversely tosaid strips in the direction of their width, a cutter movable with saidcutter-head, means for actuating said cutterhead to simultaneously sliceoff splints from the ends of all the strips, and means for imparting tothe cutter a transverse movement toward the end of the cutting operationto impart thereto a shear or draw cut, substantially as described.

2. In a match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding forward a plurality of veneerstrips set up on edge in parallelrows, of a vertically-reciprocating cutter-head arranged to movetransversely to said strips in the direction of their width, a cuttermovable with said cutter-head, means for actuating said cutter-head tosimultaneously slice off splints from the ends of all the strips, andmeans for imparting to the cutter a transverse movement independently ofthe cutter-head toward the end of the cutting operation to impartthereto a shear or draw out, substantially as described.

3. In a match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding forward a plurality of separated veneer strips set up on edge inparallel rows, of a verticallyreciprocating cutter-head arranged to movetransversely to said strips in the direction of their width, a cuttermovable With said cutter-head, and provided with cutting edges arrangedto simuitaneously cut the Veneer strips on opposite sides to slice offsplints therefrom, substantially as described.

4. In a match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding forward a plurality of separated veneer strips set up on edge inparallel rows, of a verticallyreciprocating cutter-head arranged to movetransversely to said strips in the direction of their width, a cuttermovable with said cutter-head and provided with cutting edges arrangedto simultaneously cut the veneer strips on opposite sides to slice offsplints therefrom, and means for imparting to the IOO IIO

ter-head and provided with serrations on itsl lower edge, the edges orserrations being sharpened, and operating to simultaneously cut theveneer strips on opposite sides to slice off splints therefrom,substantially as described.

6. In a match-machine, the combination with means `for intermittingiyfeeding forward a plurality of separated veneer strips,

set up on edge in parallel rows, of a verticallyreciprocatingcutter-head arranged to move transversely to said strips in thedirection of their width, a cutter movable with said cutter-head, andprovided with serrations onits lower edge, the edges of the seri-ationsbeing sharpened, and operating to simultaneously cut the veneer stripson opposite sides, to slice off splints therefrom, and means forimparting to the cutter a transverse movement to- Ward the end of thecutting operation to iinpart a draw or shear cut thereto, substantiallyas described.

7. In a match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding forward a plurality of separated veneer strips set upv on edgein parallel rows, of a fixed comb-plate, through which the ends of thestrips are fed, a vertically-reciprocating cutter arranged toreciprocate in close proximity to the comb-plate, and slice off the endsof the veneer strips projecting therethrough, and a supporting-bararranged beneath the lower edge of the comb-plate and projectingslightly beyond the latter, said supportingbar operating to support thelower edges of the forward ends of the veneer strips, substantially asdescribed.

8. In a match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding forward a plurality of separated veneer strips set up on edge inparallel rows, of a fixed comb-plate through which the ends of thestrips are fed, said comb-plate being provided at its ends with verticalslots terminating at their lower ends in inclined extensions, avertically.- reciprocating cutter-head, a cutter movable with saidcutter-head and having an independent endwise movement thereon, saidcutter being provided with stub-pins which project into said slots,whereby when the cutter approaches the end of its downward movement ithas imparted to it a transverse movement, substantially as described.

9. In a match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding forward a plurality of separated veneer strips set up on edge inparallel rows, of a fixed comb-plate through which the ends of thestrips are fed, said comb-plate being provided at its ends with verticalslots terminating at their ends in inclined extensions, averticallyreciprocating 'cutterhead, a plate movable with thecutter-head and provided at its ends withlaterally-projectingstub-pins,and a cutter provided at its ends with horizontallyelongated slots, andwith stub-pins which project into the slots in the comb-plate, thestubpins movable with the cutter-head and projecting into the slots inthe cutter, substantially as described.

l0. In a match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding forward a plurality of separated veneer strips 4set up on edgein parallel rows, of a vertically-reciprocating cutter-head arranged toreciprocate in front of the ends of the veneer strips, a cell-platecarried by the cutter-head and comprising a plate provided on its facewith a series of vertical cells or grooves, a cutter arranged in frontof the grooved face of the cell-plate and vertically movable with thelatter, and means for moving the cell-plate toward and from the cutter,substantially as described,

1l. In a match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding forward a plurality of separated veneer strips set up on edge inparallel rows, and an endless carrier, of a vertically-reciprocatingcutter-head arranged to reciprocate in front of the ends of the veneerstrips, a cell-plate carried by the cutter-head and comprising a plateprovided on its face with a series of vertical cells or grooves, acutter arranged in front of the grooved face of the cell-plate andvertically movable with the latter, and means forj automatically movingthe cell-plate away from the cutter, to prevent the withdrawal of thesplints from the carrier, substantially as described. Y

12. In a match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding forward a plurality of separated veneer strips,

set up on edge in parallel rows, of a vertically-reciprocatingcutter-head arranged to reciprocate in front of the ends of the veneerstrips, a cell-plate carried by the cutter-head, and comprising a plateprovided on its face .with a series of vertical cells or grooves, a

cutter arranged in front of the grooved face` ofthe cell-plate, andvertically movable with the latter, rearwardly-projecting rods carriedby the cell-plate and loosely passing through the cutter-head, atransverse shaft mounted on the rear ends of said rods, and verticalplates fixed on opposite sides of the machine and provided with verticalslots rearwardly offset at their upper ends, the ends of the said shaftprojecting into said slots, whereby the cell-plate is moved rearwardlyfrom the cutter when in its raised position, substantially as described.

13. Ina match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding for- IOO IIO

ward a pluralit-y of separated veneer strips, set up on edge in parallelrows, of a vertically-reciprocating cutter-head arranged to reciprocatein front of the ends of the veneer strips, a cell-plate carried by thecutter-head and comprising a plate provided on its face with a series ofvertical cells or grooves, a cutter arranged in front of the groovedface of the cell-plate and vertically movable with the latter,rearwardly-projecting rods carried by the cell-plate and loosely passingthrough the cutter-head, a transverse shaft mounted on the rear end ofsaid rods, said shaft being attened or reduced in thickness between itsends, and vertical plates fixed on opposite sides of the machine andprovided with Vertical slots rearwardly offset at their upper ends, theends of the said shaft projecting into said slots, whereby thecell-plate is moved rearwardly from the cutter when in its raisedposition, substantially as described.

14; In a match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding forward a plurality of separated veneer strips set up on edge inparallel rows,of a verticallyreciprocating cutter-head arranged toreciprocate in front of the ends of the veneer strips, a cell-platecarried by the cutter-head, and comprising a plate provided on its facewith a series of vertical cells or grooves, a cutter arranged in frontof the grooved face 0f the cell-plate and vertically movable with thelatter,means for moving the cell-plate toward and from the cutter, alifter-bar arranged beneath the cell-plate and normally projectingbeyond the latter, and means for retracting the lifter-bar during thedownward movement of the cutter-head, substantially as described.

15. In a match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding forward a plurality of separated veneer strips set up 0n edge inparallel rows,of a verticallyreciprocating cutter-head arranged toreciprocate in front of the ends ofthe veneer strips, a cell-platecarried by the cutter-head, and

comprising a plate provided on its lface withy a series of verticalcells or grooves, a cutter arranged in front of the grooved face of the'cell-plate and movable with the latter, a horizontally-yieldingsupporting-bar arranged to support the ends of the veneer strips, alifter` bar arranged beneath the cell-plate and nor-1 mally projectingbeyond the latter, means for retracting the lifter-bar during-thedownward movement of the cutterhead,and means for thrusting forward thelifter-bar against the supporting-bar and displacing the latter when thecutter-head reaches the limit of its downward movement, substantially asde-` scribed.

with means for intermittingly feeding forward a plurality of separatedveneer strips set up on edge in parallel rows,of averticallyreciprocating cutter-head arranged to reciprocate in front ofthe ends of the veneer strips,

a cell-plate carried by the cutter-head, and comprising a plate providedon its face with a series of vertical cells or grooves, a cutterarranged in front of the grooved face of the cell-plate and movable withthe latter, a horizontally-yielding supporting-bar arranged to supportthe ends of the veneer strips, and comprising a rectangular bar providedwith tenons loosely arranged and longitudinally movable in socketsformed in the fixed part of the machine, coiled springs operatingtoforce the supporting-bar outward, a lifterbar arranged beneath thecell-plate and norlnally projecting beyond the latter, means forretracting the lifter-har during the downward movement of thec'utterhead,and means for thrusting forward the lifter-bar against saidsupporting-plate and displacing the latter when the cutter-head reachesthe limit of its downward movement, substantially as described.

17. In a match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding forward a plurality of separated veneer strips set up on edge inparallel rows, of a verticallyreciprocating cutter-head arranged toreciprocate in front of the ends of the veneer strips, a cell-platecarried by the cutter-head and comprising a plate provided on its facewith a series of vertical cells or grooves, a cutter arranged in frontofthe grooved face of the cell-plate and movable with the latter, alifterbar arranged beneath the cell-plate and normally projecting beyondthe latter, rods projecting rearwardly from the lifter-bar and passingloosely through the cutter-head, a transverse shaft fixed on the rearends of said rods, springs arranged on said rods and operating to thrustthe lifter-bar forward, pawls pivoted at their upper ends on the ends ofsaid shafts, plates fixed on the opposite sides of the machine, and eachprovided on its rear edge with two notches, arranged one above theother, the arrangement being such that as the cutter-head descends, thepawls engage the upper notches and are thereby moved in the arc of acircle, thus retracting the lifterbar, the means carried by thecutter-head for forcing the pawls out of the upper notches, said pawlsslipping into the lower notches when the cutter-head approaches the endof its downward movement, and permitting the coiled springs to forceforward the lifter-bar, substantially as described.

18. In a match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding forward a plurality of separated veneer strips, set up on edgein parallel rows, of a verticallyreciprocating cutter-head, arranged toreciprocate in front of the ends of the veneer strips,

l a cell-plate carried by the cutter-head, and 16. In a match-machine,the combination` comprising a plate provided on its face with a seriesof vertical cells or grooves, a cutter arranged in front of the groovedfaces of the cell-plate and movable with the latter, a lifterbararranged beneath the cell-plate and normally projecting beyond thelatter, rods pro- ICO IIO

jecting rearwardly from the lifter-bar and passing loosely through thecutter-head, a transverse shaft fixed on the rear ends of said rods,springs arranged on said rods and operating to thrust the lifter-barforward, pawls pivoted at their upper ends on the ends of said shaft,plates xed on the opposite sides of the machine and each provided on itsrear edges with two notches, arranged one above the other, springs fordrawing the ends of the pawls into said notches, and means carried bythe cutter-head for forcing the pawls ont of the upper notches,substantially as described.

19. In a match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding forward a plurality of separated veneer strips set up on edge inparallel rows, of a vertically-reciprocating cutter-head arranged toreciprocate in front of the ends of the veneer strips, a cell-platecarried by the cutter-head and comprising a plate provided on its facewith a series of vertical cells or grooves, a cutter arranged in frontof the grooved face of the cell-plate, and movable with the latter, alifter-bar arranged beneath the cell-plate and normally projectingbeyond the latter,

' rods projecting rearwardly from the lifter-bar and passing looselythrough the cutter-head, a transverse shaft fixed on the rear ends ofsaid rods, springs arranged on said rods and operating to thrust thelifter-bar forward, pawls pivoted at their upper ends on the ends ofsaid shaft, plates fixed on the opposite sides of the machine, andeach'provided on its rear edge with two notches, arranged the one abovethe other, springs for drawing the ends of the pawls into said notches,and pins carried by the cutter-head and operating to engage the upperedges of the pawls and force the latter out of the upper notches,substantially as described.

20. In a match-machine, the combination with means for intermittinglyfeeding for.- Ward a plurality of veneer strips set up on edge, of acutter-head arranged to reciprocate opposite the ends of the strips, ayielding ward a plurality of veneer strips set up onl edge, and areciprocating cutter for cutting splints from the ends of the strips, ofa laterally-yielding supporting-bar arranged beneath the ends of thestrips to receive the thrust of the cutter, substantially as described.

22. In a match-machine, the combination of a vertically-reciprocatingcutter-head, a cutter carried thereby, means for feeding a plurality ofveneer strips to the cutter, a cellplate vertically movable with thecutter-head, a flat plate arranged opposite to and parallel with thecell-plate, and operating to hold the splints in the cell-plate, andmechanism for moving the cell-plate to and from the said plate andcutter-head, substantial-ly as described.

28. In a match-making machine, the combination of mechanism for formingthe splints, means for receiving the splints after they have beenformed, a lifter-bar, means for projecting said lifter-bar beneath thesevered splints and for raising it to force the splints into thesplint-receiver, and means for causing said lifter-bar to laterallyrecede from beneath splints, which failed to enter the splint-receiveron the initial part of its return movement to permit such defectivesplints to drop by gravity from the machine, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses."

EDWARD H. EISENHART.

Witnesses:

THOMAS MULLEN, ALEX. REID.

